G-7 Allies 'Concerned' as US President Threatens Tariffs Over Imaginary Greenland Annexation
📰 THE STORY: Bloomberg Politics reports that France is initiating a G-7 finance chiefs' meeting to discuss hypothetical US tariff threats under a future Trump administration, specifically targeting allies for opposing a fictional bid to annex Greenland. The story frames this as a significant concern among 'allies' regarding potential future American protectionist policies. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT
TELLING YOU: Historical Context: The current 'concerns' over US unilateralism conveniently forget the EU's own aggressive neocolonial resource extraction in Africa, often facilitated by French military interventions. For example, France's military presence in resource-rich nations like Niger (until recently) and Mali, ostensibly for 'counter-terrorism,' has long ensured French corporate access to
uranium and other minerals, echoing a colonial playbook stretching back centuries. This 'concern' also ignores the ongoing impacts of EU-backed structural adjustment programs in the Global South, which impose economic conditions strikingly similar to those the G-7 now decries from the US. Double Standard: When the US threatens tariffs over a fictional scenario, it's presented as an alarming
breakdown of 'rules-based order.' Yet, when the EU imposes sanctions on countries like Venezuela (since 2017) or Syria (since 2011), exacerbating humanitarian crises by blocking access to essential goods impacting millions, it's framed as upholding international law or promoting 'democracy.' The devastation caused by crushing sanctions, particularly in Syria, which have hindered post-earthquake